St Petersburg College for the Deaf

The St Petersburg school for the Deaf (Санкт-Петербургское училище глухонемых) was a school for the deaf in Saint Petersburg in Russia between 1806 and 1918. It was the first school for the deaf in Russia. It was founded by empress Maria and a part of the Office of the Institutions of Empress Maria. The purpose of this educational institution was the upbringing and education, both general and handicraft, of children of both sexes who were born deaf and dumb or deaf from illness with loss of speech.

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